Handle for drawers.



No. 788,879. PATENTED MAY 2, 1905 H. BURSIG.

HANDLE FOR DRAWERS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28. 1904.

Patented May 2, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

HERMANN BORSIG, OF ZURICH, SWITZERLAND.

HANDLE FOR DRAWERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,879, dated May 2,1905.

Application filed June 28, 1904. Serial No. 214,514.

To all 11/71/0111 it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMANN BoRsIo, a citizen of the SwissConfederation, and a resident of Zurich, Switzerland, have invented newand useful Improvements in Handles for Drawers, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to handlesfor drawers, and particularly fordrawers of letter-cases. The construction of such handles is improved insuch a manner that labels can be inserted in the handle for indicatingthe contents of the drawer.

In the accompanying drawings the improved handle is shown, in

Figure 1, ina front view. Fig. 2 isa ground plan, and Fig. 3 is asection 'on line A B of Fig. 2.

The handle is made of a piece of sheet metal which is folded along itslongitudinal middle line and bent backward at both ends, as shown inFig. 2. The ends 2 3 are then bent again, so that they are parallel tothe center part 4. The two layers of sheet metal are close upon oneanother at the end parts 2 3, but slightly apart in the center. Thefront layer of the center part 3 has an opening 5 of suitablyrectangular shape and a vertical slot 6 at one end where the bendbegins. A flap 1 projects from the edge of the front layer of the centerpart, which flap is slightly curved backward.

The handle is fixed to the front wall of the drawer with the two endparts 2 3 by means of nails, screws, or in any other suitable manner.The center part stands somewhat olf the front wall of the drawer, sothat one can grip behind said center part of the handle.

The label can be inserted through the slot 6 between the two layers ofthe center part, so that it appears through the opening 4.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureLetters Patent, 1s

An improved handle for drawers consisting of a piece of sheet metalfolded along its longitndinal middle line and bent backward at its twoends to form flat end pieces parallel with the front part but distantfrom the same, said front part having therein a longitudinal slot and atone of the ends of the central portion a vertical slot and a flap at theedge of the front wall slightly bent backward, substantially asdescribed and shown and for the pur-.

pose set forth.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HERMANN BORSIG. WVitnesses:

A. LIEBERKNEOHT, JUL. Freeman.

